Europe News
How Ferguson twice moved to sign Rooney from Everton
- Sports
- May 29, 2026
Everton boss David Moyes reveals on the latest episode of the Wayne Rooney Show the inside story on Wayne Rooney's move to Manchester United - with Sir Alex Ferguson twice making moves to sign the the...
Ireland not at NZ's 'level' in one-off Test loss
- Sports
- May 29, 2026
Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie says that his side "weren't at the levels New Zealand were at" as the tourists completed a straightforward victory in their one-off Test against Ireland, wrapping up the...
Suffering was less than my passion for tennis, says Nadal
- Sports
- May 29, 2026
In a new Netflix documentary, 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal opened up about the extreme lengths he went to to prolong his playing career, including surgery to take away feeling in his foot an...
How much would you pay to own multiple versions of the Maltese opposition’s party anthem?
- Politics
- Paul Dallison
- May 29, 2026
Plus, Donald Trump is going to party like it's 1988.
Right-wing mogul ignites culture war in French cinema
- Politics
- Giorgio Leali
- May 29, 2026
But French filmmakers are not ready to cut ties with controversial Vincent Bolloré.
The Tories think they’re onto a winning plan — even as they keep losing
- Politics
- Sascha O'Sullivan
- May 29, 2026
The Conservatives are struggling to capitalize on Labour's woes after a crushing election defeat — but party insiders tell POLITICO's Westminster Insider they see signs for optimism.
Phil Hogan emerges as front-runner in EU race for world’s biggest food agency
- Politics
- Bartosz Brzeziński
- May 28, 2026
No European has run the U.N.'s food agency since 1975. Now three EU countries are fighting over who gets to try, and the unlikely front-runner is a man his own government barely wanted to nominate.
'Not a robot' - Sinner had 'no energy' in shock defeat
- Sports
- May 28, 2026
Jannik Sinner says he "couldn't find any energy" as he lost in the second round to Juan Manuel Cerundolo in one of the biggest French Open shocks in recent years - but the world number one says the Pa...
Europe should join Russia-Ukraine talks — but not as mediator, says Norway
- Politics
- Nicholas Vinocur
- May 28, 2026
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide's stance clashes with that of EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas, who characterized direct negotiations with Putin as a "trap."
NATO prepares a Baltic fortress to head off Putin
- Politics
- Victor Jack
- May 28, 2026
Gotland is preparing for a Russian attack while traditional security ties with the U.S. fray.
'It's been written' - Arsenal players look ahead to Champions League final
- Sports
- May 28, 2026
Before the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, Arsenal players Leandro Trossard, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice and Eberechi Eze talk about what winning the trophy would m...
Blair screed uncorks fresh angst over what Labour wants to be, with or without Starmer
- Politics
- Anne McElvoy
- May 28, 2026
Potential leadership contenders raced to critique the former PM's diagnosis of what’s gone wrong with the party.